Chapter 3 Vocab
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Sundanese | English |
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| peroxisome |  Membranous sacs in the cytoplasm containing powerful oxidase enzymes that use molecular oxygen to detoxify harmful, or toxic substances. |
| cytoskeleton | Cell skeleton; supports cellular structures and provides the machinery to generate various cell membranes. |
| lysosome | Site of intracellular digestion. |
| endomembrane system | A system of organelles that work together to produce, store, and export biological molecules. |
| flagella | Propels the cell. |
| golgi apparatus | Packages, modifies, and segregates proteins for secretion from the cell. |
| cisternae | Any cavity or enclosed space serving as a reservoir. |
| cilia | Move in unison, creating a unidirectional current that propels substances across cell surfaces, |
| mitochondria | Site of ATP synthesis; powerhouse of the cell. |
| cristae | The gell-like substance within the mitochondrion. |
| cytosol | Viscous, semitransparent, fluid substance of cytoplasm in which other elements are suspended. |
| smooth ER | Site of lipid and steroid synthesis. |
| centrosome | A region near the nucleus which contains paired organelles called centrioles. |
| chromosomes | Barlike bodies of tightly coiled chromatin: visible during cell vision. |
| chromatin | Structures in the nucleus that carry the hereditary factors. |
| DNA | Our genetic material; 30% of it composes chromatin. |
| nuclear envelope | A double membrane barrier separated by a fluid-filled space. |
| nuclear pores | Are formed by two layers of the nuclear envelope. |
| nucleali | Dense spherical bodies in the cell nucleus involved with ribosomal subunit synthesis and storage. |
| basal bodies | An organelle structurally identical to a centriole and forming the base of a cilium or flagellum. |
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